Thousands of players are now kicking balls on footgolf courses in about 36 countries, and the sport has been governed by an international federation since 2012. - Boost for courses -In Malaysia, people started playing footgolf in 2018 at the Bukit Jelutong course outside the capital Kuala Lumpur, which had been abandoned but was given a makeover by Footgolf Malaysia. But footgolf is giving them some much-needed revenue -- in the US, for instance, the sport is now played on more than 500 courses, according to the American Footgolf Federation. Danny Chia, a Malaysian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour, also said footgolf might help courses. "There are a still a lot of golf courses out there that are not doing very well," he told AFP.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2020 04:52 UTC